Spirit AeroSystems unveils fabrication center of excellence

Spirit AeroSystems has unveiled the first of two centers of excellence focusing on the fabrication of complex commercial and military aircraft parts. The facility, located on the company's headquarters campus in Wichita, Kan., will accommodate new work in the global aerostructures market while also supporting current customer contracts.

The purchase and installation of new equipment in the 20,000-sq.-ft. facility began in 2017. The company offers machining, skin and sheet metal fabrication, and chemical processing.

The second center is scheduled to open later this year in McAlester, Okla.

The Five-Axis Center of Excellence in Wichita uses high-speed technology to fabricate large, complex, soft metal parts for fuselage, pylon, and wing structures.The facility’s fabrication capability spans more than 2.6 million sq. ft., and it produces more than 38,000 parts daily.